The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-05-25
THE B. r. SDOWNE.D|
INsoou No1L LAST EVENING

I,y the First branch refusing to Pass the
Jaeger Amendment and Adhering to tho
Robertson Substitute -Iioutine Council II
Aiatters-Iseports, Ordinances, etc.
The regular semi.monthly meeting Of
Council held at the Public Building last
night was q very interesting one, as was
predicted would DO the case. There was
an nnnbually large attendance Of members,
the only sbsentees being Messrs. Dobbins
and McGregor from the FRS! Branch, and
Mr.. Allison, who Ia travelling in the West,
from the Second. The most important
aud interesting matter considered was the
ordinance introduced by Mr.. Jaeger,
amending the annual appropriation ordi.
nance by substituting for the Robertson
substitute, which was made part Of the
ordinance as adopted, q provision to the
effect that after finishing up the work
ordered done last year, tho Board shall
expend the balance OF the money allowed
1t as 1t msy deem best.
THE SECOND VOTE.
The Jaeger ordinance had been adopted
once in the Second Branch by msjority
vote-l4 to 10. 1t required another ma.
tiorlty vote to pass It in this branch, and
the taking Of this vote was in order the frat
thing, after the reading Of the min.
utea, as unfinished business. AS o'clock,
when President Gilleland called the
branch to order, the opponents OF the
Jaeger amendment were In the majority.
They endeavored, without avail, however.
to have the reading OF the minutes post.
poned in order that they might defeat tho
ordinance; and in tho meantime the
friends OF the measure arrived in force,
1t was taken up, but before vote WAS
had Col. Caldwell ross to speak in favor
OF it. Mr.. Cruise raised tho point, which
was finally oyerrued, that the time for
speaking had passed. Col. Caldwell first
read the following:
WHEELING, W. Va, May q, 1887.
To The Honorable Mayor and Council of The
City Of IEhetling:
| GRSTLRMES-In the ISTgLLIdgScgR Of
this morning appears an article purport-
!: lug to give the intentions OF this Board
regarding what work we propose to do,
provided We are allowed 10 use our
: discretion in the use Of tho money sppro.
priated to the use Of the Board. The ar.
ticle mentioned does nos givs our iaten.
tiocs correctly, and misrepreseats this
Board to very great extent, and it ia
! deemed That an explanation Is necessary.
! Our Intentions are: First-Io complete
the work contracted ior last year.
I Second-Topsve Main street. from Third
street to the Top mill, aud from Ninth 10
Tenth street; from Main TO Market on
Tenth street and on Market street from
Tenth TO Twentieth street.
| Tbird-Pave the streets running 10 the
fire engine houses.
Fourth-Pare Seventeenth street from
Market TO ChapliDe street, as required by
the agreement made at time OF purchase
OF ssid street.
| 1t il believed that the above work, with
necessary sewers and curbing on the
leland, viii take all Of the money which
can be placed at the command OF the
Board. 10 order 10 protect the health OF
tho citizens it 10 absolutely necessary that
Ia considerable amount Of beverage be-
done this year, which will take cousidera.
BILE money. Respectfully submitted,
THE hoard OF PUBLIC WoRys,
by J. 4. LANCASTER, Clerk.
At the last meeting OF Council one Of
the Boards advocates speaking from the
floor OF tho Second Branch, outlined the
work the BoaId would do, II allowed 10
spend the appropriation as it desired, and
he outlined it as published in Hte,day's
lSTELlLGESCER. Tho paper wag only read
in the Second Branch. AIr. Hesly 6Ij.c..
led to its being read es it wss, claiming
that paper addressed 10 the Mayor and
Council should he presented through the
Clerk and read by tina! cthcer.
ARGUING TIE SUBSTITUTE.
Colonel Caldwell went over many Of
the-old arguments that have heen heard
in Council 10 often OF late, and he and Mr.,
Robertson had their usual interchange OF
courteB;es. Mr., Robertson took occasion
to make public apology for a statement
he had made regarding Superintendent
Warden at tho last nesting; he had learn.
ed that Mr.. Warden hsd not dole what he
hid charged him with, eQd he Tas sorry
he had spoken "a he had.
Il MIR. Mitchell, OF the Island, who, By The
wsy, ia the real father OF the Robertson
subst;tutr, and who did not draw /. 10 or
prepare it until ne had had mRin stree.
carefully surveyed, and then made his
cllcuatIaus as 10 cost Ciphy!ng, etc, made
asho!t speech in favor Of the Gppropria.
ton ordinance &c it stood, in which he
took occasion 10 say several scsthins
things regarding the sCtioEa OF GONG mem .
bers. lie took up the assault made
on him because he was the only
Republican who voted for the Robertson
substitute, and made some rather pointed
remsrks on that sCG5e. lie said he could
nnteee where thnrewc any politics in the
matter. Col. Caldwell replied that he
could not either, aud Mr. Robertson cume
back with the query, il that was 70, why
ha (GO!. Caldwell) had used the argument
ia lo2-rollipg with certain members, as he
had heard it charged that he had, that
Robertson and the Democrats proposed
this thing tthe substituted and it must be
defeated?
\ second vote was finally had and the
ordinance adopted by vote Of 10 to u
1t then went 10 the First Branch. Alter
it had been reRd once and the CIork had
read the title second time, Mr.. My!es
moved to indefinitely postpone action.
lio Rpoke rather warmly sgainst the
course some OF tho members had pursued
in this matter he spoke principally, how.
over, Of the awful condition OF Main street
from Twentieth to Twenty.fourth street,
which tho R6beftR0n 6uhBtitifts urnnnsra